- November 24th, 2023, 5:32 pm
#657179
Depth on both sides of the lines would be a big factor in the second half.
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TH Spangler wrote: ↑November 24th, 2023, 7:37 pm We're better than Tulane. If we win out and Tulane gets the NY6 it's going to sting. To see a lesser team get it.That's the business, and LU is not on the "pals" list in any sport platform. Get used to not getting much love as much as possible. It would be best that LU athletics make these folks look like obvious fools continuously.
Liberty22 wrote: ↑November 25th, 2023, 1:54 pmI am convinced SMU beats Tulane by 30 and SMU gets ranked at least 2 ahead of LU even if LU beats NMSU by 17. But - let’s play em and find out. CFP claims wins “ mean more” , many on this board claim “wins cure everything” - we are about to find out. I predicted 4 months ago “ what if” scenarios with 2 loss AAC vs undefeated LU.Cider Jim wrote: ↑November 24th, 2023, 9:08 pm Ballcoach is convinced that LU could be Tulane by 21 points. Of course , that might be the talking!Honestly.. I’m convinced of that as well
JK37 wrote: ↑November 26th, 2023, 3:32 pm And Tulane is 17, with a pretty wide disparity by number of votes. Toledo is 23, JMU is 24, SMU is 25.We need SMU to win by 1 - not a blowout. If they paste Tulane, they will most likely pass LU ( rightly or wrongly ).
FWIW, having watched all of those teams in the past two weeks: LU looks the best, with SMU second. I really believe SMU has a good shot at beating Tulane.
JK37 wrote:And Tulane is 17, with a pretty wide disparity by number of votes. Toledo is 23, JMU is 24, SMU is 25.I'm surprised that Tulane is even favored in the game. ESPN's predictor has a 72.5% chance of SMU winning and SMU has looked better for 3/4 of the season.
FWIW, having watched all of those teams in the past two weeks: LU looks the best, with SMU second. I really believe SMU has a good shot at beating Tulane.
Ill flame wrote:SMUs QB got seriously hurt during the navy game which is partially why Tulane is favored. FPI has SMU as heavy favorites.I didn’t realize that Preston Stone went down. That’s not good. Judging by the box score they played 3 QBs after he got hurt, meaning they may not truly feel comfortable with their #2 being figured out.
Kricket wrote: ↑November 27th, 2023, 9:48 amBREAKING: Coach Rhett Lashlee confirms SMU Quarterback Preston Stone has a broken lower leg.Ill flame wrote:SMUs QB got seriously hurt during the navy game which is partially why Tulane is favored. FPI has SMU as heavy favorites.I didn’t realize that Preston Stone went down. That’s not good. Judging by the box score they played 3 QBs after he got hurt, meaning they may not truly feel comfortable with their #2 being figured out.
Maybe I’m reading too much into that.